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Carrickfergus District Council Profile
Population (Census 2001)
Carrickfergus
Total
37,659
Adult (16+)
28,730
Population Density (persons per sq. km)
467
 
Labour Market
Carrickfergus
Unemployment
Employment (2001Census)
8,363
Average Gross Annual Earnings
£20,082
VAT Registered Business Base 2002 Businesses1 % total Employment % total
SIC(92) Section
A Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 70 12.4 115 2.3
B Fishing * * * *
C Mining and Quarrying * * * *
D Manufacturing 70 12.4 1,630 32.5
E Electricity, Gas and Water Supply * * * *
F Construction 80 14.2 445 8.9
G Wholesale & Retail Trade 150 26.5 925 18.5
H Hotels and Restaurants 45 8.0 535 10.7
I Transport, Storage and Communication 25 4.4 535 10.7
J Financial Intermediation * * * *
K Real Estate and Renting 85 15.0 275 5.5
L Public Administration and Defence * * * *
M Education * * * *
N Health and Social Work 5 0.9 * *
O Other Community Services 30 5.3 285 5.7
Total 565
-
5,010
-
1 Figures are based on VAT registered businesses only.
* Figure not shown due to there either being no businesses in the cell or confidentiality constraints.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and thus may not add to totals.
  Enterprise Activity
VAT Registrations/De-Registrations 2001
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Registrations
50
55
55
60
45
De-Registrations
55
30
50
55
50
Registrations per 10,000 adult population
15.7
Assisted Start-Ups
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/2003
Business Start Programme
24
16
8
20
41
Community Business Starts
0
1
0
0
0
Home Start
2
1
0
0
0
Growth Start
0
1
2
2
0
Total
26
19
10
22
41
InvestNI Primary Active Client Base 2002
No. of Clients
Employment
Sales
£m
External Sales
£m
Exports
£m
InvestNI Clients
27
1,349
156
72
47
Total NI Base
2,040
105,276
10,292
7,389
4,090
%Total Base
1.3
1.3
1.5
0.9
1.1
       
Invest NI Assistance Provided 00/01 - 02/03
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
Total for 3 Years
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£

Assistance Offered

18
4,842,048
16
1,210,815
17
2,159,570
51
8,212,433
 
 
 
 
 
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